Afrothismia gabonensis sp. nov. (Burmanniaceae) from Gabon

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 268-271

  Dauby, G ^a   Parmentier, I ^a,b   Stevart T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; NEW SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; ESTUAIRE; GABON; PONGARA NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFROTHISMIA; AFROTHISMIA WINKLERI; BURMANNIACEAE;

EID: 51349149997     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0107-055X.2008.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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